Kyrie Irving will miss the remainder of the regular season and the entire postseason after undergoing a procedure on his ailing knee, and the star point guard revealed some details about the injury on Thursday.
In a lengthy Instagram post, Irving said he has an infection in his knee and vowed to come back stronger than ever.
“In this case, finding out I have an infection in my knee is definitely a moment that I now accept and move past without holding on to the all the what ifs, proving the nay-Sayers completely f***ing wrong, and accomplishing the goals I’ve set out for the team and myself,” Irving wrote. “This season was only a snapshot of what’s to come from me. Trust Me. ‘The journey back to the top of Mt. Everest continues.'”
It initially sounded like Irving was just going to have a clean-up procedure, and the Celtics even referred to it as “minimally invasive.” However, it seems obvious now that a bigger issue was discovered.
Based on what Danny Ainge said previously about Irving’s knee, you have to wonder if the season-ending procedure will fix his issues permanently or if the 26-year-old will need more surgery at some point.
